访 fǎng to visit
怎么记住“访”: 讠 words + 方 direction = to visit. Grandma leaves a voice message full of warm words, asking for directions to the new flat, since on Sunday she plans to visit.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
访 = 讠 words + 方 direction
- 讠 words meaning
- 方 direction sound
Grandma leaves a voice message full of warm words, asking for directions to the new flat, since on Sunday she plans to visit.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the direction part the sound.
用法
- To visit for a purpose: to see someone or gather information. 访问 (fǎngwèn) a formal/official visit; also 'access' in computing.
- 采访 (cǎifǎng) is a journalist's interview; 拜访 (bàifǎng) is a polite/respectful call on someone.
- 拜访 vs 访问: 拜访 is warmer and personal; 访问 is more official (a state visit, 访问中国 fǎngwèn Zhōngguó). 出访 (chūfǎng) go abroad on an official visit.